Friday, October 17
Worcester, Mass.
4 p.m.
Bucknell University
163
at
137
Holy Cross
Photo by: Lianne Garrahan
Men’s Swimming & Diving Downs Holy Cross 163-137 in Season Debut
10/17/2025 9:06:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving
RESULTS
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior Alex Crossing and freshman Drew Davis won two events apiece, leading the Bucknell men's swimming and diving team to a 163-137 victory over Holy Cross in Friday's season opener at the Hart Center Pool. The Bison won eight events on the night and posted 1-2 finishes in four of them to gain some separation.
The meet got off to a lively start, as Holy Cross edged Bucknell by a mere eight-hundredths of a second in the 200-yard medley relay. William Shoemaker got the Bison on the board with a win in the 1,000 freestyle, and two events later, Davis and Caleb Hagadorn went 1-2 in the 100 backstroke.
The Crusaders picked up wins in the 200 free and 100 breaststroke, and Bucknell's lead was only 48-45 until back-to-back 1-2 finishes in the 200 fly (Crossing and Shane Wynne in a photo finish) and 50 free (Finn Russell and Dante Buonadonna) bumped the margin up to 19 points.
Freshman Jason Kellerman, who earlier finished second in the 200 free, picked up his first collegiate win in the 200 backstroke. After classmate Evan Hepburn took second in the 200 breaststroke, Crossing and Finn Franks went 1-2 in the 500 free, Davis won the 100 fly, and Buonadonna captured the 200 IM to clinch the win.
Kellerman, Drew Greene, Russell, and Davis finished out the meet with a close second-place finish in the 200 free relay.
The Crusaders won both diving events, but the Bison went 2-3-4 in both. Connor Thurston, Jake Hagler, and Jackson Vinarub scored on the 3-meter board, and Thurston, Jack Krug, and Vinarub took the next three spots in the 1-meter event.
The Bison are right back in action on Saturday at Boston University at 1:30 p.m.
WORCESTER, Mass. – Senior Alex Crossing and freshman Drew Davis won two events apiece, leading the Bucknell men's swimming and diving team to a 163-137 victory over Holy Cross in Friday's season opener at the Hart Center Pool. The Bison won eight events on the night and posted 1-2 finishes in four of them to gain some separation.
The meet got off to a lively start, as Holy Cross edged Bucknell by a mere eight-hundredths of a second in the 200-yard medley relay. William Shoemaker got the Bison on the board with a win in the 1,000 freestyle, and two events later, Davis and Caleb Hagadorn went 1-2 in the 100 backstroke.
The Crusaders picked up wins in the 200 free and 100 breaststroke, and Bucknell's lead was only 48-45 until back-to-back 1-2 finishes in the 200 fly (Crossing and Shane Wynne in a photo finish) and 50 free (Finn Russell and Dante Buonadonna) bumped the margin up to 19 points.
Freshman Jason Kellerman, who earlier finished second in the 200 free, picked up his first collegiate win in the 200 backstroke. After classmate Evan Hepburn took second in the 200 breaststroke, Crossing and Finn Franks went 1-2 in the 500 free, Davis won the 100 fly, and Buonadonna captured the 200 IM to clinch the win.
Kellerman, Drew Greene, Russell, and Davis finished out the meet with a close second-place finish in the 200 free relay.
The Crusaders won both diving events, but the Bison went 2-3-4 in both. Connor Thurston, Jake Hagler, and Jackson Vinarub scored on the 3-meter board, and Thurston, Jack Krug, and Vinarub took the next three spots in the 1-meter event.
The Bison are right back in action on Saturday at Boston University at 1:30 p.m.
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